VIDEO: SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch Set For April 27

launching satellite for Thales Alenia Space

ABOVE VIDEO: This week’s episode of Inside KSC recaps the launch Tuesday of CRS-6 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Kennedy and highlights the arrival of the first VAB platform segment that will be used for SLS processing.

Safety and mission success were critical in the design of the Falcon 9 Rocket.

With a minimal number of separation events and nine first-stage Merlin engines, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is designed so that even if two of the engines shut down, the rocket can still operate.

The TurkmenAlem52E/MonacoSat will provide the first national satellite telecommunications systems in Turkmenistan and includes coverage zones across Europe, Central Asia and Africa. (Image for SpaceCoastDaily.com)